Fuels Workshop丨Industrial Catalysis and Sustainable Energy
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1st Fuels Workshop
Industrial Catalysis and Sustainable Energy
It is our great pleasure to welcome you to this workshop entitled “Industrial Catalysis and Sustainable Energy” organized by Democritus University of Thrace, Greece and Sorbonne University, France, and hosting by MDPI Fuels Journal.
This Workshop aims to bring together researchers and professionals working at the interface of catalysis and energy, providing a platform to share recent advances, discuss emerging technologies, and explore innovative solutions for a more sustainable energy future. Industrial catalysis plays a pivotal role in enabling efficient processes, reducing environmental impact, and supporting the transition toward cleaner energy systems.
We are delighted to host speakers who will present their latest research, insights, and perspectives. Their contributions will highlight current challenges as well as opportunities in areas such as catalytic process design, alternative fuels, and sustainable energy technologies. We hope this Workshop will serve as an engaging forum for knowledge exchange, fruitful discussion, and future collaboration. There will also be time for questions, and we warmly encourage your active participation.
Looking forward to meeting you at this workshop on industrial catalysis and sustainable energy.
Date: 29 Apr 2026
Time: 03:00 pm CEST | 9:00 am EDT | 9:00 pm CST Asia
Event Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Meet the Event Chairs
Meet Our Speakers
Prof. Dr. Patrick Da Costa
Institut Jean Le Rond d’Alembert, Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 7190, F-78210 Saint Cyr L’Ecole, France;
Patrick Da Costa is Full Professor at Sorbonne Université in Paris at the Engineering Faculty and is carrying out his research activities in D’Alembert Institute since 2010. His work focuses on the heterogeneous catalysis for Environment and Energy issues. In the last decade, he focused his research on CO2 catalytic and plasma-catalytic utilization. Patrick Da Costa published more than 250 peer-reviewed articles in international scientific journals and has more than 10 patents linked with Environmental Catalysis.
Dr. Kalliopi Ladomenou
Hephaestus Laboratory, School of Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, Ag. Loukas, 65404 Kavala, Greece;
Dr. Kalliopi Ladomenou was elected Assistant Professor in 2022 at the Department of Chemistry, Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH). She completed her BSc and MSc degrees in Chemistry from the University of Crete (UOC) and her PhD from the University of Liverpool, UK, where she worked on porphyrin-based complexes for carbohydrate recognition. She then held a postdoctoral position at the University of Edinburgh, focusing on molecular systems for catalysis, and later continued as a Researcher at UOC. With over 12 years of teaching and supervision experience, she has participated in several national and European projects and successfully secured research funding. Her research focuses on the synthesis of chromophores and catalysts for solar energy conversion, hydrogen (H₂) production, CO₂ reduction, artificial photosynthesis, and environmental applications. Dr. Ladomenou has published extensively in high-impact journals, authored a book chapter, holds a patent, and serves as a reviewer and research proposal evaluator.
Ms. Elissavet Emmanouilidou
Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, Ag. Loukas, 65404 Kavala, Greece, Petroleum Institute, Democritus University of Thrace, Ag. Loukas, 65404 Kavala, Greece;
Mrs. Elissavet Emmanouilidou is a chemist and researcher in the Department of Chemistry. Her research focuses on sustainable energy, with particular emphasis on biofuel production, biodiesel upgrading, and sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
Biofuels and Bioenergy: New Advances and Challenges
Edited by Nikolaos C. Kokkinos
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 August 2026
